Honoring Jesus
A. THREE THINGS TAUGHT IN JOHN 5.
1. Jesus is due honor as the Father is due honor.
2. If we don't honor Jesus, neither do we honor the Father.
3. If we honor Jesus, we honor God( John 10:30 ).
B. WE HONOR JESUS:
A. TO FAIL TO CONFESS HIM DISHONORS HIM( Mat. 10:32f. ).
B. SOMEDAY ALL WILL CONFESS HIS NAME( Phil. 2:9-11 ).
A. THE CHURCH.
1. He died for it( Acts 20:28; Eph. 5:25-27 ).
2. It is his precious bride( 2 Cor. 11:2 ).
B. THE LORD'S SUPPER( 1 Cor. 11:23-29 ).
1. A memorial.
2. A fellowship( 10:16-17 ).
3. What about a once a year observance?( Acts 20:7; Mat.6:33 )
C. BAPTISM.
1. He commanded it( Mark 16:16; John 14:15 ).
2. Can we honor him if we disregard what he says?
3. Baptism looks back to what he did for us( Rom. 6:3-4 ).
A. A NAME IS MORE THAN A WORD(ie. Acts 4:12; Col.3:17; Isa.62:2 ).
B. PEOPLE TEND TO MANY NAMES( 1 Cor. 1:12-13 ).
C. WE GLORY IN HIS NAME( Acts 11:26; 1 Pet. 4:15-16 ).
A. IN HIS DISPOSITION( Phil. 2:5; Heb. 5:8-9 ).
B. IN HIS GENTLE UNSELFISH LIFE( 1 Pet. 2:21-24 ).
A. JESUS HAS ALL AUTHORITY( Mat. 28:18; Acts 2:36 ).
B. HE IS RULER OVER ALL( Eph. 1:20-23 ).
C. GOD DEMANDS THAT ALL SUBMIT( Phil. 2:9-11 ).
A. COMMITMENT IS DEMANDED( Luke 9:23; Rom. 12:1 ).
B. COMMITMENT IS FAIR( Gal. 2:20 ).
C. COMPARED TO WHAT JESUS BORE IT'S EASY( Mat. 11:28-30 ).
D. COMMITMENT IS IMPRESSIVE( Mat. 5:16; 1 Pet. 2:11-12, 9 ).